LucasArts' theme park sim Thrillville will open its gates for a whole new season in Off the Rails, featuring some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined, as well as new ways to talk to park guests and a wider array of carnival games.

While there has no official announcement yet, THQ confirmed that the next title in the Saints Row franchise is in development at Volition. The Saints Row PS3 port has been canceled in favor of a simultaneous release on both platforms of the sequel. The game will utilize Volition’s proprietary open-world engine and deliver an all-new, cross platform gaming experience.

CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. Infinity Ward community manager FourTwoZero revealed that the game has reached gold status and has been approved by Sony & Microsoft. An official announcement is expected soon.

In PES8, player detail has been taken to incredible levels with full facial animation and high-def to show full movement and subtle details to the various kits during the course of a match. All "next-gen" versions will also benefit from an extensive Edit mode, allowing gamers to customize their PES experience. Konami confirmed the PC edition of the demo is due early next week.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, the 3rd entry in the series, once again has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. It's been delayed until 2008, but here are some new screens ...

Pandemic has constructed a whole new "playground of destruction" from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new and exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world where there's only one rule: everybody pays. We revealed earlier this month, and Pandemic has now confirmed that Mercenaries 2 has been delayed until 2008, to polish the title.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction - Trailer
• Halo 3 [X360] - Enemy Weapon TV Advert
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Halo 3 [X360] - Cinema Paradiso Trailer
• A Vampyre Story - Trailer
• Thrillville: Off the Rails [ALL] - Trailer #2
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights [ALL] - Customization Trailer
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction [PS3] - TGS 07 Trailer
• Tomb Raider Anniversary [Wii] - Trailer
• The Simpsons Game [ALL] - Big Super Happy Fun Fun Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Shattered Suns is a new science-fiction, real-time strategy game with unique features such as three-dimensional battles, a moving battlefield, player-designed units, unique economic challenges and an interactive campaign. Clear Crown Studios designer Tom White tells us more about overall game design of the game.

Unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show, Marvelous' Rainy Woods is a new adventure horror game reminiscent of the classic tv series Twin Peaks. Currently only scheduled for release in Japan somewhere in 2008.